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Just Jack @just-jack-1.bsky.social · 7h

DEVELOPING: Convicted felon, adjudicated rapist and financial fraudster calls for the imprisonment of Chicago’s mayor and Illinois’ governor because they will not help him turn their home into a war zone.

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Governor JB Pritzker @govpritzker.illinois.gov · 2h

If you come for my people, you come through me.

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Mueller, She Wrote @muellershewrote.com · 3h

Merrick Garland green-lit the search of Mar-a-Lago. It happened in August 2022 three months before Jack Smith was appointed. Jack Smith was in the Netherlands at the Hauge prosecuting Kosovo war crimes when Mar-a-Lago was searched. Eric should have listened to my podcast.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 5h

Eric Trump accuses Jack Smith of "planting classified documents at Mar-a-Lago"

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Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · 2h

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Blanche Neige, Esq. @blancheneigeesq90.bsky.social · 2h

Nicolle Wallace pointed out on MSNBC that if Bondi’s cheat sheet was prepared by federal workers it’s a violation of the Hatch Act. (Not that anyone care about that anymore.)

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4h

🏆 How does a comedy show have the best news research team? @thedailyshow.com

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Joyce White Vance @joycewhitevance.bsky.social · 2h

This administration is flooding the zone so furiously that people have largely lost track of the lethal attacks on boats in the Caribbean, the gov’t shutdown, the economy, failed release of the Epstein files & so much else. It’s a tactic of would-be strongmen.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 4h

Johnson: "He has defunded our education system. He has defunded our transportation system. He's firing black women across this country. He's defunding our healthcare system. This president is absolutely out of control... Chicago is going to stand firm in protecting humanity."

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NellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 4h

I usually bring notes when I testify before Congress but they’re data and citations to back up my comments, but #pambondi brought a bunch of pre-packaged insults. Read This: "Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing" www.thedailybeast.com//pam-bondi-a...

Bondi Accidentally Reveals Her Burn Book for Fiery Epstein Hearing

The attorney general chose to lash out rather than answer questions from lawmakers about the late pedophile.

www.thedailybeast.com

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The Daily Beast @thedailybeast.bsky.social · 4h

Trump’s MAGA goons are facing growing calls for hearings into whether they broke ethics rules or laws when they changed furloughed workers’ out-of-office replies with partisan messages.

Trump Goons Who Turned Furloughed Staff’s Auto Replies Into MAGA Rants Face Investigation

Hill scrutiny and union lawsuit into reports that Team Trump rewrote civil servants’ inbox messages.

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Bryan Fichter @bryanfichter.bsky.social · 1d

This is what I'm talking about- Stephen Miller doesn't sound like a confident authoritarian but a hysteric shouting about inanities
@radiofreetom.bsky.social @aselrod.bsky.social @jamellebouie.net
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTmW...

Stephen Miller’s Posts Are Getting UNHINGED

YouTube video by The Bulwark

www.youtube.com

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Rep. Dave Min @congressmin.bsky.social · 1d

It's been two weeks since Adelita Grijalva was elected and Mike Johnson has still refused to seat her, unlike in past cases where he swore in new members within 24 hours.

There cannot be one set of rules for Rs and another for Ds.

Also, release the damn Epstein files already.

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Andrew Fisher @fisherandrew79.bsky.social · 1d

"We are an incredibly successful multicultural society that has integrated and welcomed people from diverse backgrounds
"What we should fear is the importation of the Trumpian politics of fear and division. That, Mr Jenrick, is distinctly unBritish"

Me for @theipaper.com
inews.co.uk/opinion/robe...

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Julia Rose Kraut @juliarosekraut.bsky.social · 1d

Happy Banned Books Week! 🗃️

For more information on Book Bans, check out this recent report from @penamerica.bsky.social

pen.org/report/the-n...

Read Banned Books under a shelf of books.

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tweety @bluskypolitics.bsky.social · 11h

📌 Pam Bondi in the hot seat🐥

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Tully 💀Undead💀 @tullyundead.bsky.social · 14h

Mick Fleetwood, best known for his role as Antedian Dignitary on the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Manhunt"

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William J. McGee @wjm-air.bsky.social · 1d

"DOT Secretary Sean Duffy said some controllers are calling in sick as the shutdown, now in its seventh day, adds stress on workers. He estimated staffing has at times dropped to 50% in some areas."

Past shutdowns indicate there's more of this to come.
www.bbc.com/news/article...

Burbank and other US airports see delays as shutdown hits air travel

There were delays at a number of US airports on Monday as officials said the government shutdown is affecting air traffic control staffing.

www.bbc.com

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NellMinow @nellminow.bsky.social · 9h

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JeffTrnka @jefftrnka.bsky.social · 10h

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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 9h

I’m shocked.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22h

"Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia" should be how Democrats begin every single comment to reporters these days.

Eric Michael Garcia @ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 1d

Ruben Gallego on whether Trump is talking to Democrats:

“Look, the President clearly has some kind of dementia, so I think there's a he's probably talking to himself, or think he's talking to a Democrat, but I sincerely doubt that that's actually he's actually physically talking to a Democrat.“

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 22h

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

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Gremliny Nussboo @emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 1d

My profile of the delightful Keri Russell, the darkly funny, surprisingly introverted former New Mickey Mouse Club member who—even after Felicity, The Americans and The Diplomat!—has never fully embraced the idea of herself as an actress: www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

Keri Russell’s Emotional Transparency Has Anchored Three Decades of TV

But, offscreen, she’s not even sure that she wants to be an actress.

www.newyorker.com

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Gary @gsulli6873.bsky.social · 1d

I live in Chicago. ICE and its various manifestations is a reckless, inhuman way to "produce content." I'm a 75-year-old white guy who says get the hell out of here. www.economist.com/united-state...

What a Chicago immigration raid says about Trumpism

The worst excesses seem designed to produce content

www.economist.com

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Karoli @karoli.bsky.social · 22h

I'm unable to articulate the level of my fury at CJ John Roberts, but I feel like we ought to be bombarding the courts with challenges to Trump's unlawful behavior in order to understand what is, and what is not, covered by immunity.

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